“The other party would do this too if they could.”
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“I want to complain about the Liberals ignoring rules and forcing things through. I don't like hybrid Parliament. The Liberals are bad.”
“The Liberals will be very authoritarian. I want to warn everyone about it.”
“The other party is very bad. I don't like how they make laws. They stop us from talking. They won't take our ideas. They will make everything worse.”
“The other party is very bad. They won't let us talk or ask questions. They will shut us down soon because they can. What do you think about that?”
“The other party is very bad and unfair. They block things and shut down debate at lots of committees. They might go secret to hide from voters. This hurts democracy.”
“I want my party to have a majority on committees because we have a majority in the House. I don't like that the other party complains about floor crossings. They should stop focusing on individuals and talk about issues instead.”
“You said parties should debate issues instead of persons. Okay. So explain why your party deserves sixty percent of a committee when you only earned fifty percent of the vote.”
“That makes sense. We need a large majority on committees because we need it to govern. We have to round up. It's normal.”
“It's ridiculous. You're rounding wrong to get more people on committees. Just because Conservatives annoy you doesn't mean you get to break the rules. Explain why you suddenly think using your majority gives you the right to take over everything.”
“You know what? Forget fair rules. If we had your majority, we'd seize all the power we could too. Might makes right. Hypocrites!”
“The other guy acted rudely, but forget that. Let's talk about the people I'm cheering for instead. And by the way, I want a majority to mean we get to run all the committees too. We want that power.”
“I want the party with the most votes to run all the committees too. That's just how we do it.”
“You're ignoring the real problem. The Prime Minister flipped this riding on purpose to get a majority. This is an orchestrated power grab.”
“You're jealous that my riding is bigger. This is the first time this has happened. Just because it's new doesn't make it wrong. Stop freaking out about conspiracies. Tell me what they got, I don't see it.”
“The Liberals have more seats now. We should change the rules because of that. The other parties have less seats. This is normal for our system. People can switch parties. It's rare but okay. Conservatives worry about deals. I don't see a problem.”
“That's bad. I don't like that. I think it's very bad.”
“I'm filling time with kind words and saying nothing anyone could pin down later.”
“You've told me to praise when the government helps industries in my riding. So here's a golf clap for extending one tax break. But since the Prime Minister wants more power in committees, how about we use it to extend those tax breaks to every other industry too? My riding needs more help since the Prime Minister failed to get a trade deal with the US like he promised last year. So how about it?”
“We have a trade deal with the United States. Most of our products can enter tariff-free. We're telling the U.S. to stop the tariffs. The tax break for greenhouses is a big benefit for your riding. You should tell your constituents about it.”